Designed to scan the heavens thousands to billions of light-years beyond the solar system for gamma rays, the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has also picked up a shocking vibe from Earth. During its first 14 months of operation, the flying observatory...
Topics: science physics lightning antimatter weather gamma-ray-burst

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The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is holding a conference on astrobiology, the study of life beyond Earth, with scientists and religious leaders gathering in Rome this week.
Topics: alien science religion theology astrobiology Vatican catholicism

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The Great Barrier Reef will be so degraded by warming waters that it will be unrecognisable within 20 years, an eminent marine scientist has said.Charlie Veron, former chief scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, told The Times:...
Topics: environment ecology oceans conservation coral-reef science biolog

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An explosion of knowledge has been made in the last few years about the basic biology of corals, researchers say in a new report, helping to explain why coral reefs around the world are collapsing and what it will take for them to survive a gauntlet of...
Topics: biology oceanography science ecology earth oceans research coral-

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You have to wonder about the wisdom of drilling an active volcano. But at Italy's Campi Flegrei, that's exactly what scientists are planning to do, in an effort to learn about an ancient volcanic monster that could one day blow again.
Topics: geoscience research exploration geology science volcanology

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